FEATURING HEADLINERS Chef Michael Smith & Margaret Trudeau BEST-SELLING AUTHOR CBC HOST AND AUTHOR W.P. Kinsella Wab Kinew

SUNday september 20, 2015 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM downtown saskatoon FREE ADMISSION 23rd St & 4th ave thewordonthestreet.ca in & around civic square

FEATURING THE Saskatchewan Roughriders with Gainer

CELEBRATing READING. ADVOCATING LITERACY Celebrating Reading. Advocating Literacy. PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Welcome to our 5th Annual Festival! On behalf of the Board of Directors, Executive Director, volunteers and sponsors, I’m delighted to celebrate The the best of Canadian writing and the importance of reading in our lives. A sincere thank you to all the sponsors and volunteers because without them we would not have a festival.

Decision, decisions -- you have a lot of choices. This year's program includes power of exciting newcomers and legends of Canadian literature, our own local heroes as well as authors from across Canada. Check out the wide variety of exhibitors, enjoy the many activities for children, and visit with friends about literacy and reading.

Be sure to visit the gourmet food trucks – and help us celebrate our 5th anniversary!

Happy Reading, Graham Addley, President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Graham Addley, President Silvia Martini Words give us the unique ability VP, Interlink Research Inc. Anthony Bidulka, Vice President Author Vijay Kachru to teach, share and capture our Painter, Writer Jenica Nonnekes, Treasurer Senior Accountant, Virtus Group Lisa Vargo memories and knowledge. Department Head, Department of English, Yvette Nolan, Secretary University of Saskatchewan Playwright, Director Through words, we can learn from and be Caroline Walker Holly Borgerson Calder Inventory Manager, McNally Robinson Booksellers entertained by people that we have never met, On-line Bookseller, Graphic Artist in places that we have never been. Carol Johner Manager, Marketing and Communications, Saskatoon Public Library The U of S explores the numerous ways words are used to tell stories, share information and affect change. As such, we’re a proud sponsor of FESTIVAL OFFICE (306) 374-1011, [email protected] The Word on the Street festival. Mary Jane Covello, Festival Director

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A MESSAGE FROM HER HONOUR THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF SASKATCHEWAN PRESENTING PARTNERS Welcome to Saskatoon's 5th annual of literacy. Finally, I wish to thank The Word On The Street festival. I everyone who has worked so hard am delighted to extend greetings on to organize this fabulous community behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth event. II, Queen of Canada, to everyone participating in this exciting event. Please accept my best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable 5th annual DAKOTA DUNES From comic books to novels, festival. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT cookbooks to biographies, reading CORPORATION educates us, entertains us, and connects us. I am grateful to the FUNDING AGENCIES writers, publishers, and retailers who give us the gift of books and Vaughn Solomon Schofield publications. I am also grateful to Lieutenant Governor the educators who give us the gift Province of Saskatchewan

A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR OF SASKATOON COMMUNITY PARTNERS

On behalf of the City of Saskatoon, I Saskatoon welcomes visitors with am very pleased to extend greetings wonderful experiences, sights and to everyone participating in the 5th sounds. We celebrate life through annual The Word On The Street our festivals, special events and rich festival. offering of arts, culture, sports and recreation. I invite you to explore our The festival is an outstanding vibrant city, experience our world-class celebration of literacy featuring hospitality and discover why we are FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL celebrated authors from Saskatchewan proud to call Saskatoon our home. and across the country. Visitors will discover the joy of reading through Welcome and enjoy The Word On The author readings, literacy-based Street festival. activities and the library Civic Square marketplace. MEDIA PARTNERS It is with appreciation that I recognize the tremendous efforts of the Donald J. Atchison organizers to ensure a successful event. Mayor THE

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HOUGHTON BOSTON VIP LOUNGE welcomes festival authors and sponsors to gather, relax and enjoy refreshments.

Coffee catering in the Lounge

ABOUT ADOPT AN AUTHOR The Word On The Street Saskatoon invites you to become a festival partner by Adopting An Author in 2016! As a non-profit organization, The Word On The Street relies on the support of the community to successfully bring a free, 100% Canadian literary festival to Saskatoon. Adopt An Author is an annual fundraising initiative — it provides booklovers the opportunity to connect with participating authors. You could find yourself adopting an award-winning author or an emerging writer yet to be discovered! Individuals or organizations can Adopt An Author for as little as $500. You can Adopt An Author as a gift for a friend or have your book club join in the fun. It’s a great way to support The Word On The Street. More details available at the Information Booth on the festival site and on the festival website: thewordonthestreet.ca. Charitable tax receipts are available.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 SUPPORTERS!

• Humanities Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan • Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity, University of Saskatchewan • Bob and Holly Calder • Lisa Vargo • Henry and Cheryl Kloppenburg

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11:00 AM » 2:00 PM » Choosing a Vibrant, Joyful The Reason You Walk Future When his father was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Winnipeg broadcaster and musician Wab Kinew decided to spend a year In this candid and engaging book, Margaret Trudeau offers women reconnecting with the accomplished but distant aboriginal man who'd an inspirational and practical approach to creating a healthy, happy, raised him. The Reason You Walk spans the year 2012, chronicling secure and satisfying future life. From dating and online romance to painful moments in the past and celebrating renewed hopes and Margaret Trudeau health practices and financial planning, The Time of Your Life is the Wab Kinew dreams for the future. It is a poignant story of a towering but Montreal, QC perfect book for women of all ages. Winnipeg, MB damaged father and his son as they embark on a journey to repair Self-Help/Personal Growth Memoir their family bond. HarperCollins Canada, 2015 Margaret Trudeau was born in Vancouver, Canada. The former Viking, 2015 wife of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, she is also the author of three previous memoirs, Changing My Mind (2011), Beyond Reason (1979) and Wab Kinew was named by Postmedia News as one of "9 Aboriginal Consequences (1982). Margaret now works with WaterCan, a movers and shakers you should know." He is the Associate Vice- registered charity dedicated to providing clean drinking water to the President for Indigenous Relations at The University of Winnipeg world’s poorest people, and speaks across the country on mental and a correspondent with Al-jazeera America. After successfully health issues. defending Joseph Boyden's The Orenda on CBC's Canada Reads literary competition, he was named the 2015 host. In 2012, he also hosted the acclaimed CBC-TV documentary series 8th Fire. His hip- hop music and journalism projects have won numerous awards. He is a member of the Midewin. Wab is also an Honourary Witness for the 12:30 PM » Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Chef Michael Smith Presents: Make Ahead Meals 3:30 PM » Life is busy and sometimes it's a challenge to get a healthy home Saskatchewan Roughriders Chef Michael Smith cooked meal on the table when you need it. Want to avoid the time Present: the Rider Reading Fortune, PEI pressure of cooking from scratch every day? Looking for fresh ways Cookbook to save time in the kitchen and still turn out great-tasting meals? Program Penguin Canada, 2015 Michael Smith knows what you are up against and is here to help you keep time on your side in the kitchen! Come join the Saskatchewan Roughrider players as they read their favourite children's books and sign autographs for their young fans. Chef Michael Smith is the bestselling author of seven cookbooks, Gainer the Gopher will be here too! This is a session for the whole including Back to Basics, Fast Flavours, Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen, family. and The Best of Chef at Home. He is the popular host of several Food Network TV shows, including Chef Michael’s Kitchen, Chef at Home This Roughrider presentation is on behalf of their new Rider Reading and Chef Abroad, and is a judge on Chopped Canada. Michael is a Program. Teachers commit to setting aside at least 15 minutes passionate advocate of simple, sustainable flavors and the growing per day of in-class reading time during the month of March. By Canadian cuisine movement. completing this requirement, the class is then entered into a draw to receive a school and in-class visit from select Rider players. Just for participating, all classrooms receive Rider Reading Month bookmarks. In 2015, the first year of the program, ten different classrooms across Saskatchewan won player visits from the Rider Reading Program ambassadors. Come and listen to the Riders! Get your free Roughrider bookmark THE WORD ON THE STREET and an autograph too! FESTIVAL HOTEL Visit bessfest.ca for a festival discount.

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11:00 AM » Visual Storytelling: The Art of the Photography Book 1:30 PM » From the award-winning team of Legacy of Stone: Saskatchewan's The Essential W.P. Kinsella Stone Buildings comes a spectacular full-colour coffee-table in Conversation with Yann Martel celebration of the places people have made to worship in this province, and the stories of those who made them. Legacy of Join W.P. Kinsella for a reading from his latest work. Then Yann Worship profiles over 60 rural churches, representing 15 spiritual Martel chats with Kinsella about his life and writing. denominations. Larry Easton W. P. Kinsella is the author of the bestselling novel Shoeless Joe, Regina, SK W.P. Kinsella which was adapted into the Academy Award nominated film Field of Photography Larry Easton is a professional photographer, and editor for the Yale, BC Coteau Books, 2014 Regina Photo Club. He has received numerous awards, including First Fiction Dreams. His other novels include The Iowa Baseball Confederacy, Prize in the Everest Trophy Best-In-Show category of the 2003 Prairie Tachyon Publications, 2015 Box Socials, and Butterfly Winter. Mr. Kinsella, is also known for Region of Photographic Arts organization. His photos have appeared Photo Credit: Barbara Turner his eclectic short story fiction, including his award-winning and in Prairies North magazine as well as numerous other publications. Kinsella controversial humorous and gritty tales of the complex lives of Indigenous Canadians. Yann Martel is the prize-winning author of the internationally 11:30 AM » acclaimed novel Life of Pi, which won the 2002 Booker Prize; The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, a collection of short stories; The Spirit Giggles Within the novels Self and Beatrice & Virgil; and a collection of letters to Join George Littlechild as he reflects on his work, his life and his Stephen Harper, 101 Letters to a Prime Minister. Life of Pi was views on the role of art within all cultures. adapted to the screen by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars. His next novel, The High Mountains of Portugal, is coming out in February, Yann Martel The Spirit Giggles Within is a stunning retrospective of a career 2016. Yann lives in Saskatoon with his partner, the writer Alice that has spanned nearly four decades. Featuring more than 150 Kuipers, and their four children. of the Plains Cree artist's mixed-media works, this sumptuous collection showcases the bold swaths of colour and subtle textures George Littlechild of Littlechild's work. "As an artist, an educator and a cultural worker, 2:30 PM » From Bomber Crews to the Bourne Comox, BC my goal is a better world. It is my job to show the pride, strength and Identity: the Ballpoint Pen as an Instrument of War Memoir/Art Book beauty of First Nations people and cultures, and contribute to the This session will reveal the sinister side of that implement in your desk Heritage House Publishing, 2012 betterment of mankind." drawer. George Littlechild is an award-winning artist, educator and author The Social Life Of Ink is a rich and imaginative exploration of how of several books exploring residential schools and the reserve system ink has shaped international culture and history, and why it is here in Canada. to stay. Ted Bishop Calgary, AB Ted Bishop is a professor of English literature and film studies at 12:30 PM » Across Canada by Story: A Coast-to- Non-Fiction the University of Alberta. His first book, Riding with Rilke, was a Coast Literary Adventure Viking, 2014 Canadian bestseller.

Douglas Gibson turned his first memoir, Stories About Storytellers, into a one-man stage show that eventually played in all ten Canadian OPENING CEREMONIES BEGIN AT 10:30 AM » Presented in partnership with: provinces. As a literary tourist, he discovered even more about the MANY NATIONS DANCE TROUPE land and its writers and harvested many more stories, which he shares in Across Canada by Story. Many Nations Dancers are representatives of First Douglas Gibson Nations communities from across Saskatchewan. Toronto, ON Douglas Gibson worked as an editor and publisher from 1968 until The group share the culture and pride of the Non-Fiction he retired from McClelland & Stewart in 2007. His Douglas Gibson Northern Plains Cree through traditional song and ECW Press, 2015 Books was Canada’s first editorial imprint, and lives on. dance. The songs performed for these traditional dancers are handed down through generations. This fall the dancers will travel to Palmas, Brazil as part of the Canadian contingent participating at the Inaugural World Indigenous Games 2015.

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS TENT (continued) Your local project begins with an idea Proudly 3:15 PM » From Page to Screen with teaching Richard Van Camp Hear from author Richard Van Camp as he discusses how two of a new generation his stories were adapted into a short and feature length film. See a of readers. screening of Mohawk Midnight Runners and hear the gossip behind Richard Van Camp Edmonton, AB The Lesser Blessed. Fiction Richard Van Camp is an internationally renowned storyteller and www.gscs.sk.ca Enfield and Wizenty, 2015 bestselling author based in Edmonton. His previous work includes Angel Wing Splash Pattern, The Lesser Blessed, The Moon of Letting Go, and Godless but Loyal to Heaven. The Word On The Street Saskatoon is supported by the CIF

4:00 PM » The Great Deceleration, with Paul Hanley

The rapid expansion of humanity's ecological footprint since 1950 is 306.780.9308 called "The Great Acceleration". What's needed now is an equivalent [email protected] deceleration. www.cifsask.org 11 billion people will share this planet by century's end. 11 makes the case that a sustainable future will require an ethical revolution, one that will wholly transform humankind, reshaping its inner life and Paul Hanley external conditions. This process will result in the emergence of a new Saskatoon, SK culture, a new agriculture, and ultimately a new human race. Non-Fiction Self-Published, 2014 Paul Hanley has published extensively on the environment, agriculture, and other topics, including four books and over 1,500 articles. He is a recipient of the Canadian Environment Award, the Meewasin Conservation Award, and the University of Saskatchewan President's Non-fiction Award for 11.

4:30 PM » The Saskatchewan Suite: Beyond Borders Award-winning writer and Saskatoon Public Library’s 2015-16 Writer in Residence, dee Hobsbawn-Smith weaves strands of poetry, fiction and fact from her three most recent books into a compelling braid to create a prairie-based storytelling experience that transcends disciplines and genres. dee Hobsbawn-Smith’s award-winning poetry, essays, fiction, and dee Hobsbawn-Smith journalism have appeared in Canadian, American, and international Saskatoon, SK literary journals, newspapers, magazines, and anthologies including Short Fiction The Malahat Review, Gastronomica, and Western Living. Her first Thistledown Press, 2015 Photo Credit: Shelley Banks book of poetry, Wildness Rushing In (Hagios Press) and first story collection, What Can't Be Undone (Thistledown Press) were published in 2014.

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11:15 AM » Storytelling with Solomon Ratt and artefacts. Murtag’s got problems— one of his partners is a zealot, Richard Van Camp and he’s in love with the other one. Trouble at work, trouble at home. Murtag realizes that you can rob a citizenry of almost anything, Two master storytellers will tell you some tales! but you can’t take away its faith. And Jonah Murtag’s got another Woods Cree Stories problem. The biggest and most worrisome... Jonah isn’t a believer Presented in syllabics, Roman orthography, and English translation, anymore. "Old school horror at its best." Stephen King the humorous tales of n¯ hithaw ¯acimowina: Woods Cree Stories teach Nick Cutter is the pseudonym for Craig Davidson, who has written big lessons about responsibility, honour, and respect. Solomon Ratt Gemma Files four books, including Rust and Bone, The Fighter, and Sarah Court. Stanley Mission, SK Solomon Ratt, a Woods Cree speaker from ¯amaciw ¯spimowinihk Toronto, ON Rust and Bone was made into a film in 2012, starring Marion Fiction (Stanley Mission, SK), is associate professor of Indigenous Fiction Cotillard and directed by Jacques Audiard. Under the pseudonym University of Regina Press, 2014 Languages, Linguistics and Literature at First Nations University of ChiZine Publications, 2015 Nick Cutter, he has released three novels, The Troop, The Deep, and Canada. most recently, The Acolyte. Night Moves Experimental Film As a window into the pain and potential of the Northwest Territories, After being fired, teacher Lois Cairns follows the mysterious Richard Van Camp’s fourth short story collection is both hilarious and disappearance of Canada's first female movie-makers through a trail heartbreaking. Night Moves continues to explore the disparate lives left behind in silver nitrate. of indigenous characters introduced in The Lesser Blessed, The Moon Gemma Files is the Toronto-based author of the weird-western of Letting Go and Godless but Loyal to Heaven. Hexslinger trilogy (A Book of Tongues, A Rope of Thorns, A Tree Derryl Murphy Richard Van Camp Richard Van Camp is an internationally renowned storyteller and of Bones), as well as We Will All Go Down Together, and the Saskatoon, SK Edmonton, AB forthcoming Experimental Film. bestselling author based in Edmonton. Fiction Fiction ChiZine Publications, 2011 Enfield and Wizenty, 2015 Napier's Bones Dom is a numerate, able to use numbers as a form of magic. While seeking a powerful item, Dom goes on the run with two unlikely 12:00 PM » Turning Family into Fiction companions and a powerful numerate on his tail. Author Joseph Kertes discusses how family history can be an Derryl Murphy is the author of Wasps at the Speed of Sound and inspiration for writers. Over the Darkened Landscape. He has been nominated four times for Canada’s Aurora Award, most recently for Napier's Bones. The Afterlife of Stars Point Hollow During the 1956 Revolution, brothers Robert and Attila flee from Rio Youers Hungary, grappling with rivalry, loss and secrets as they search for a Oliver Wray is Point Hollow’s favourite son, and he has a dark secret: Toronto, ON the mountain outside of town makes him do unspeakable things, and new home. Fiction Joseph Kertes ChiZine Publications, 2015 Matthew Bridge, one of his escaped victims, is coming home. Joseph Kertes was born in Hungary but escaped with his family to Toronto, ON Rio Youers is the author of End Times, Dark Dreams — Pale Horses, Fiction Canada after the revolution. Kertes’ debut novel, Winter Tulips, won Penguin Canada, 2014 the Stephen Leacock Award. Westlake Soul, and Point Hollow. He has been favourably reviewed in Photo Credit: Horst Herget Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and the National Post. Moderator: Sandra Kasturi is a writer, editor and co-publisher of the 12:30 PM » ChiZine Publications Presents: The Art of independent press, ChiZine Publications, winner of the British Fantasy Scaring Today’s Reader Award and the HWA Specialty Press Award, as well as three-time Nick Cutter, Gemma Files, Derryl Murphy, Rio Youers and Sandra World Fantasy Award nominee. Kasturi Sandra Kasturi ChiZine Publications embraces weird, subtle, surreal, and disturbing Toronto, ON dark fiction and fantasy. Join some of their leading authors as they discuss writing tools and tips they use to thrill and scare their readers. Nick Cutter Toronto, ON The Acolyte Win a $300 Gift Card Fiction Jonah Murtag is an Acolyte on the New Bethlehem police force. His courtesy of London Drugs ChiZine Publications, 2015 job: eradicate all heretical religious faiths, their practitioners, and Visit the Information Booth on festival day for details on how to enter to win this amazing prize!

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1:30 PM » The Power of Love 2:45 PM » The Long and the Short of It New York Times bestselling author Susanna Kearsley explores how the Guy Vanderhaeghe discusses the art of the short story with author use of relationships, from central romance to familial love, can be an Douglas Gibson. essential component of storytelling. Daddy Lenin and Other Stories A Desperate Fortune Guy Vanderhaeghe returns once again to the form that launched his For nearly 300 years, the mysterious journal of Jacobite exile Mary stellar literary career. Here is a grand master writing at the height Dundas has lain unread, its secrets safe from prying eyes. Now, of his powers. A teenage boy breaks out of the strict confines of his Susanna Kearsley codebreaker Sara Thomas has been hired to crack the journal’s cipher Guy Vanderhaeghe family, his bid for independence leads him in over his head. Toronto, ON Saskatoon, SK Fiction which doesn't hold the secrets she expects. A Desperate Fortune is an Short Stories exquisitely crafted novel of modern-day and historical intrigue. Guy Vanderhaeghe is is one of Canada's leading novelists and Simon and Schuster, 2015 McClelland & Stewart, 2015 short story writers. He’s won two Governor General's Awards for his As a former museum curator, Susanna Kearsley brings her own fiction. His novel The Last Crossing won Canada Reads in 2004. passion for research and travel to her novels. Interviewer: Douglas Gibson. See page 10. 2:00 PM » Coming Home: Finding Yourself in 3:15 PM » Why Banned Books Are Boss Literature Horror author Nick Cutter (aka Craig Davidson) discusses the power Join W. Mark Giles, Tracey Lindberg, Dianne Warren and Joseph of a banned book and why this ideology was crucial to writing The Kertes as they explore themes of ‘home’, ‘identity’ and ‘quests for Acolyte. See page 14. self-discovery’ in their most recent titles. Seep 3:45 PM » The Best Damn Poetry Reading From Seep is a novel that limns the tension between land development Earth W. Mark Giles and landscape, trauma and nostalgia, dysfunction and intimacy in a Nick Cutter [Dear Earthlings] Internationally acclaimed Spoken Word Poet Calgary, AB narrative of 21ts century Canada. Fiction Sheri-D Wilson (aka The Mama of Dada) — with too many books Anvil Press, 2015 W. Mark Giles’ first book, Knucklehead, was honoured with the and accolades to mention — will keep you on the edge of your seats W.O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book Award. Giles’ writing has as she performs death defying feats of linguistic adroitness. She appeared in magazines in both Canada and the USA. will make you laugh, and she will make you cry — with unearthly excitement. Birdie Informed by the lore and knowledge of Cree traditions, Birdie is a Open Letter: Woman Against Violence Against Women darkly comic and moving first novel about the universal experience of Conceived of improvisation, Open Letter is a wise, insightful and recovering from tragedy. poignant collection of poetry about violence against women. Open Letter has been shortlisted for The Robert Kroetsch Poetry Book Award. Tracey Lindberg is a citizen of As’in’i’wa’chi Ni’yaw Nation Rocky Sheri-D Wilson is an internationally celebrated spoken word poet, Tracey Lindberg Mountain Cree and hails from the Kelly Lake Cree Nation community. Sheri-D Wilson Edmonton, AB She is an award-winning academic writer and teaches Indigenous Calgary, AB educator, producer and activist. She has nine collections of poetry. Fiction studies and Indigenous law at two universities in Canada. Poetry Wilson founded the Spoken Word Program at the Banff Centre and HarperCollins Canada, 2015 Frontenac House, 2014 was Artistic Director 2005-2012. She is the Calgary Spoken Word Liberty Street Festival Founder (2003) & was Artistic Director through 2014. When sharp-edged Frances Moon and her long-time partner encounter a funeral procession that brings traffic to a halt, she 4:15 PM » Sheri-D + Saskatoon Slam Team + Open Mic finds herself blurting out the barest thread of a story that she never intended to share. The reverberations drive her back to the past Poetry Everywhere for Everyone. Come on down and hear some of and her mother’s old rental property, the lone house in a failed the best poetry in the west and the world, and then share your own subdivision called Liberty Street. poems! Let's rock the house together! Let's share ideas. Let's create a poetry revolution! Dianne Warren is the author of the Governor General’s Award- winning novel Cool Water, as well as three books of short fiction and Over the past year, the Tonight it's Poetry community has been Dianne Warren Regina, SK three plays. Her play Serpent in the Night Sky was shortlisted for a hosting poetry slams in order to build a team to represent Saskatoon Fiction Governor General’s Award for Drama in 1992. In 2004, she won the at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. The 2015 Saskatoon Slam HarperCollins Canada, 2015 Marian Engel Award for a female writer in mid-career. Team is comprised of Brent Chappell, Shanda Stefanson, Danielle Altrogge, d'j, and Larissa Tarasoff. Be prepared for high energy Moderator: Joseph Kertes. See page 14. performances that are sure to inspire.

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11:00 AM » Artist and Author: The New Age 11:30 AM » Wild Rose Brotherhood Sophie’s West — filled with sodbusters, cowboys, fallen women, Did you ever wonder about the relationship dynamic between proper ladies, settlers, and Indians — comes alive in the pages of authors and illustrators? Wes Funk and Kevin Hastings reveal the Wild Rose, Butala’s most unforgettable novel. collaborative process behind the illustrated edition of Dead Rock Sharon Butala is the award-winning author of numerous works of Stars. fiction, non-fiction, short stories, poetry, and plays. Wild Rose is her Dead Rock Stars: The Illustrated Edition first book since 2008. Wes Funk Renowned Saskatchewan artist Kevin Hastings’ charcoal drawings Sharon Butala Edmonton, AB breathe new life into Wes Funk’s iconic Sask-based novel Dead Rock Calgary, AB Novella Fiction Self-published, 2015 Stars. Through a series of 26 sketches, the classic coming of age Coteau Books, 2015 story has now been re-published in a strikingly beautiful graphic format. 12:00 PM » Finding Augie Merasty: The Story A love of the prairie lifestyle, a strong belief in diversity, and a Behind the Book passion for music are strong themes in Wes Funk’s books. Join author David Carpenter and University of Regina Press publisher Kevin Hastings is an internationally-renowned Saskatchewan-based Bruce Walsh as they discuss the incredible story behind the writing charcoal artist. His work often features themes of pop culture, sports and publishing of this ground-breaking memoir. and nature. Dead Rock Stars is his first book. Written in spare yet unforgettable detail, The Education of Augie Merasty offers a courageous and intimate chronicle of life in a Kevin Hastings David Carpenter residential school. Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon, SK Sask Arts Board Word on the street ad fnl file.qxp_Layout 1 20 Memoir David Carpenter is an award-winning author whose most recent University of Regina Press, 2015 works include The Literary History of Saskatchewan, Volumes 1 & 2.

Bruce Walsh is a 25 year veteran of the book industry and a two- time winner of the Libris Award for his “outstanding contribution to Canadian publishing.” The former Vice President of Marketing for Margaret Atwood’s LongPen and Director of Marketing at McClelland & Stewart, he has worked with many of the world’s leading authors.

Bruce Walsh The Saskatchewan Arts Board Regina, SK is proud to support The Word 12:30 PM » More Indian Ernie: Insight from the On The Street through our Streets partnership with SaskCulture Retired police officer Ernie Louttit takes you back to the streets and Saskatchewan Lotteries. of Saskatoon in his second book. He gives readers a street cop’s view of the realities of dealing with mentally ill people, prostitutes, street gangs, and the people forced by circumstance to share Thank you to the many neighbourhoods with them. volunteers who work Ernie Louttit Ernie Louttit spent his entire 26 year police career on the west side to celebrate reading Saskatoon, SK of Saskatoon, where he became known as Indian Ernie. Since retiring Non-Fiction from the SPS in October 2013, Ernie has had a career in motivational and promote literacy in our Purich Publishing, 2015 and public speaking, and writing. While not as dangerous as province! policing, he finds these just as exciting.

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11:00 AM » Margaret Trudeau Larry Easton BREAK Wes Funk & Kevin Hastings Visual Storytelling: The Art of the Photography Artist and Author: The New Age Brotherhood Choosing a Vibrant, Joyful Future Solomon Ratt & Richard Van Camp Book (11:15 A M) 11:30 AM » George Littlechild Storytelling Sharon Butala The Spirit Giggles Within Wild Rose

12:00 PM » BREAK Joseph Kertes David Carpenter & Bruce Walsh Turning Family into Fiction Finding Augie Merasty: The Story Behind the Book

12:30 PM » Chef Michael Smith Douglas Gibson Nick Cutter, Gemma Files, Derryl Ernie Louttit Make Ahead Meals Across Canada by Story: A Coast-to-Coast Literary Murphy, Rio Youers & Sandra Kasturi More Indian Ernie Adventure ChiZine Publications Presents: The Art of Scaring 1:00 PM » Today's Reader Rita Bouvier, Robert Currie, Bruce Rice & Tracy Hamon Perspectives of the Prairie Poet

1:30 PM » BREAK W.P. Kinsella Susanna Kearsley in conversation with The Power of Love Yann Martel 2:00 PM » Wab Kinew The Essential W.P. Kinsella W. Mark Giles, Tracey Lindberg, Julie E. Czerneda, Edward Willett & Harold Johnson The Reason You Walk Dianne Warren & Joseph Kertes Coming Home: Finding Yourself in Literature Fantasy Writers: Reimagining the Past, Redefining the Future 2:30 PM » Ted Bishop From Bomber Crews to the Bourne Identity: the Guy Vanderhaeghe & Douglas Gibson Sandy Marie Bonny & Suzanne North Ballpoint Pen as an Instrument of War (2:45 PM) (2:45 PM) 3:00 PM » BREAK The Long and the Short of It Past Not-So-Perfect Richard Van Camp Nick Cutter Carson Demmans and Jason Sylvestre (3:15 PM) (3:15 PM) (3:15) 3:30 PM » The Saskatchewan From Page to Screen Why Banned Books are Boss Strange Saskatchewan Stories Roughriders Sheri-D Wilson Join players as they read their favourite children's Sharon Butala, Susanna Kearsley, (3:45 PM) Joseph Kertes & Guy Vanderhaeghe 4:00 PM » books and sign autographs. Paul Hanley The Best Damn Poetry Reading From Earth (3:45) An event for the whole family! The Great Deceleration Sheri-D + Saskatoon Slam Team + Historical Fiction for Contemporary Readers Open Mic Visit with Gainer the Gopher! 4:30 PM » dee Hobsbawn-Smith (4:15 PM) The Saskatchewan Suite: Beyond Borders BREAK

Authors will be signing their books at the McNally Robinson Booksellers tent after their session. Schedule continued over *Inside the Frances Morrison Central Library — lower level 20 21 SCHEDULE 2015 Proud to support The Word on the Street Festival. TREASURE ISLAND TENT in partnership with

11:00 AM » Marion Mutala Be Grateful for all your Blessings...

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Tiffany Stone MEET THE (11:45 A M ) SASKATCHEWAN 12:00 PM » A Fairy Tea with Tiffany! ROUGHRIDERS BREAK IN THE POTASHCORP BRAVE NEW WORLD TENT 12:30 PM » Richard Van Camp Claire Card Sheri Benson Scott Bell Storytelling for children of all ages The Saskatchewan for saskatoon—university for saskatoon west for saskatoon—grasswood Roughriders will be on ClaireCard.ndp.ca SheriBenson.ndp.ca ScottBell.ndp.ca stage in the Brave New 1:00 PM » BREAK Paid for and authorized by the official agent of the candidate. cope: 225-cm World Tent reading their Wide Open Children's Theatre favourite children’s books (1:15 PM) and signing autographs. 1:30 PM » Princess and the Pea BREAK The Riders will be joined by Gainer the Gopher. 2:00 PM » Judith Silverthorne CREATE, PARTICIPATE & SHARE Buffalo Riddle Relay! September 25, 26, 27, 2015 JOIN US ON KIDSTREET! 2:30 PM » Digital media at WELCOME TWEENS AND TEENS KidStreet is a great place for families to discover or your fingertips. 3:00 PM » Michael Bradford rediscover the joy of saskatoonlibrary.ca Discover Button Hill reading! For more infor- 3:30 PM » Jacqueline Guest mation, see The Comic Book War page 28.

4:00 PM » Julie E. Czerneda Biogeeks Assemble

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1:00 PM » Perspectives of the Prairie Poet 2:00 PM » Fantasy Writers: Reimagining the Past, Rita Bouvier, Robert Currie, Bruce Rice and Tracy Hamon Redefining the Future nakamowin’sa for the seasons Julie E. Czerneda, Edward Willett and Harold Johnson Rita Bouvier’s third collection of poetry, nakamowin’sa for the Great new reads for lovers of fantasy fiction! seasons, reflects her experiences as a Métis woman and as a guide to the history of relations with indigenous peoples. A Play of Shadow A Play of Shadow is the sequel to A Turn of Light, the award-winning Rita Bouvier is an educator and a writer. She has published two fantasy novel by Julie E. Czerneda. Pastoral Marrowdell, home to Rita Bouvier previous collections of poetry with Thistledown Press, Blueberry Julie E. Czerneda house toads and the miller’s adventurous daughter, lies next to a land Ottawa, ON Saskatoon, SK Clouds (1999) and papîyâhtak (2004), and has been nominated for of dragons and vast magic. A Play of Shadow is a finalist for the 2015 Poetry Fantasy several Saskatchewan Book Awards. Prix Aurora Award. Thistledown Press, 2015 DAW Books, 2014 The Days Run Away Since 1997, the science fiction of biologist turned author Julie E. The Days Run Away is a series of narrative poems in which Robert Czerneda, published by DAW Books, has received international Currie examines the moments that make up every ordinary, acclaim. Her fantasy, A Turn of Light, won the 2014 Prix Aurora. Out extraordinary life. now is A Play of Shadow, while November sees her new SF, This Gulf Robert Currie is a former Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan and the of Time and Stars. author of numerous poetry, short story collections and novels. Lake in the Clouds The Trouble with Beauty Ariane, descendant of the Lady of the Lake, seeks the third Shard of the sword Excalibur in a race against time and a powerful enemy. Robert Currie Bruce Rice is moved to words by the natural beauty he sees along Edward Willett Moose Jaw, SK Seven Bridges Road west of Regina, in the landscape around Regina, SK Edward Willett is the author of nearly 50 science-fiction and fantasy, Narrative Poetry Eastend, and the Cypress Hills. Given all we have done to the lands YA Fantasy science and other non-fiction books for both young readers and Coteau Books that we live in, is it still possible to write honestly about Beauty? Coteau Books, 2015 adults. Bruce Rice has numerous award-winning books of poetry, including Corvus Coteau’s The Trouble with Beauty, which won the Saskatchewan Book Eighty years have passed since flash floods, droughts, and tornadoes Awards Poetry Prize. His work has appeared in Fiddlehead, Prairie ravaged the North American landscape and mass migrations to the Fire, Grain, Canadian Author and Bookman, and Event. north led to decade-long wars. When Lenore Hanson befriends a Red Curls political dissenter and George Taylor accidentally crash-lands his In a series of poems that move between narrative and lyric, the ORV (Organic Recreational Vehicle) near the mountain-sheltered personas of Austrian artist Egon Schiele and his mistress/model haven of a First Nations community, they become exposed to new ways of thinking. Bruce Rice Valerie “Wally” Neuzil are revealed in exquisite detail. Throughout, Harold Johnson Saskatoon, SK three voices appear as dramatic monologues that equally reveal the La Ronge, SK Harold Johnson is the author of four novels and one work of non- Poetry Fiction Coteau Books, 2015 intimacies of the artist, his model, and the alluring energy of Viennese fiction. He works as a Crown Prosecutor in La Ronge, Saskatchewan eroticism. Thistledown Press, 2015 and lives with his wife Joan at the north end of Montreal Lake where Moderator: Tracy Hamon’s first book of poetry, This Is Not Eden they continue the traditions of trapping and commercial fishing (Thistledown, 2005) was a finalist for two Saskatchewan Book common to Johnson’s Cree background. Awards, and her collection Interruptions in Glass won the 2005 City of Regina Writing Award. Most recently she was long-listed for the 2012 CBC Poetry Award.

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2:45 PM » Past Not-So-Perfect 3:45 PM » Historical Fiction for Contemporary Join authors Suzanne North and Sandy Marie Bonny as they discuss Readers crafting fiction 'across time' in novels where past and present threads Sharon Butala, Susanna Kearsley, Joseph Kertes and Guy both inform and juxtapose, building toward the 'imperfect' narrative Vanderhaeghe storm. Leading Canadian writers of historical fiction discuss their craft. Yes, and Back Again Tanis and Neil Cameron have just purchased their dream home on Sharon Butala — see page 19. Sandy Marie Bonny Saskatoon’s west side: a fixer-upper with plenty of character and an Sharon Susanna Susanna Kearsley — see page 16. Butala Kearsley Saskatoon, SK abundance of history to uncover. Home improvements take a back Joseph Kertes — see page 14. Fiction Thistledown Press, 2015 seat as Tanis offers her services as researcher to Celia Tanner, the Guy Vanderhaeghe — see page 17. now-elderly granddaughter of the home’s original owner. Meanwhile, high school teacher Neil is thrust into the middle of a crisis. Three weeks into the school year two aboriginal teen girls have gone missing, and Neil is a prime suspect. Sandy Marie Bonny is a writer, visual artist, and science educator whose short fiction has appeared in many literary journals and anthologies. Her first collection of short fiction, The Sometimes Joseph Guy Lake (Thistledown Press, 2012), was nominated for the 2013 Kertes Vanderhaeghe Suzanne North Saskatchewan Book Award for Best First Book. Yes, and Back Again Saskatoon, SK is her first novel. Fiction Flying Time Brindle and Glass, 2014 In 1939, Kay Jeynes goes to work for Hero Miyashita, a Japanese businessman in Calgary. She is young and working-class. He is elderly and rich. The story of their unlikely friendship plays out as war with Japan looms and Canada’s already racist relations with its own Bookmark Japanese population continue to deteriorate. the Suzanne North was born and raised in Calgary, but has lived in Saskatoon for most of her adult life. She is the author of the Phoebe Access Fairfax mystery series. Flying Time won Book of the Year at the 2015 Saskatchewan Book Awards. Copyright Foundation. 3:15 PM » Strange Saskatchewan Stories Strange Saskatchewan Stories is a delightful and, yes, STRANGE romp through Canada's land of the living skies. Carson Demmans is a lawyer and a professional humor writer whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and books. He wrote the cartoons for many different books in the For Dummies series and is the author of the two volumes of You Might Be from Saskatchewan If..., We exist to encourage illustrated by Jason Sylvestre. Canadian writers, visual artists Jason Sylvestre is an artist, a graphic designer, cartoonist and comic and publishers to develop book artist, and the illustrator of the two volumes of You Might Be from Saskatchewan If... (written by Carson Demmans) and the Jason of and publish new Canadian works. New York City graphic novel.

Carson Demmans & Jason Our grants – Events, Professional Development, and the Marian Hebb Research Grant – Sylvestre support Canadian culture and are administered by the Saskatchewan Arts Board. Regina, SK Humour Check us out at acfoundation.ca MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc., 2015

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